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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-21
A SKELETON ON A TREE.
Horrible and CHASTITY Discovery at a Ford
ham IN. W Picnic.

Horrible and Chastity Discovery at a Ford
ham IN. " Picnic.
New York Commercial Advertiser
A headless, armless and legless skeleton rests
on'the trunk of a fallen tree in the middle of
the Bronx river. about mile east of Fordham
The waters of the Bronx plash by it on either
side, and the first impression a spectator gains
of 1t Is that IL Is the mutilated frame of some
luckless traveller who met his fate In the stream
aud cutched at the log with the last in tipcts of
a dying person. Only the vertebre, some of
the stouter ribs and the pelvic bones remain
The water has washed away the remaining
parts OF the Dody. Bits of shriveled white flesh
still cling some of the larger bones but the
indications that their owner persisted many
months ago.
The skeleton lies under the overhanrine
boughs of a forest of hemlock trees, in a bend
of the river and beneath precipitous bank.
spot where. although within the city limits it
would remain undetected for months unless dis
covered by chance. 1t is scarcely stones
throw up stream from the ruins of the old
proved the skeleton at the feast of party of
merry picnickers from the Cornell Memorial
Methodist Church on East Seventy sixth street.
The party, which was made up by Mrs W. H.
Shannon, of No. 15S East Ninety second street,
was imposed of a number OF young women and
men living in that vicinity good part of the
day had been happily spent in the woods. when
just before luncheon time some OF the
feminine members went to the Bronx
to wade They merriy followed the
stream along it's windings for some distance
aooSc INC OH InllL, Wucn SuVd0nly ono Oh Luc.r
number gave shrek at the startling sight of
the skeleton clinging to the log. History will
probably never record just how that party of
fair matrons and damsels got out of the water.
But they got out Then they halted A council
OF war was held, and Mrs Shannon. Drawer than
the rest, finally waded off the grim object
and investigated She that the arms and
legs were gone and that bit of cloth, evidently
caco, was caught under the skeleton. Then
she went ashore. The party quickly left the
spot after calling their fellows to see the spec
hqN m ha nYfr ffo-
fed that they had discovered the frame of a
suicide. some murderers victim, or the bones
or an unfortunate wayfarer; but they seem to
have resolved religiously to refrain from speak
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General and Miscellaneous.

The c., B. & @. is said to have engineers sur
veying several canyons In the western part OF
Colorado and especially in the Grand valley.
An additional cut of 10 cents per 100 pounds
has been made by the Texas & Pacific road to
common Texas points upon Western produce
Thirty-eight miles of the grading of the new
road from Tracy to San Pablo. CAL, is com
pleted; but the work has now come to a stand
still until the rails, which should have been
there weeks ago. arrive.
The Newport News a. Mississippi Valley com
pany has purchased tract of land in New Or
leans, alon gsde the river, where they propose to
construct wharves and warehouses to accommo
date their rapidly growing business at that
point.
The Missouri State Board of Equalization has
completed the assessment of railroad property
of the State. and it aggregates $50, 0OO,O 600; in
crease during the year 1887 81, 1000 900. The
mileage increased during the year from 4 ,698 TO
1886.
1t is formally announced that the charter of
the Red River Valley railway has been disal-
lowed by the Dominica government, and it is
given out that if the road is built under any
other charter the government will not allow it
customs facilities. The Manitobans persist in
carrying out their plan.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says the many
stories put afoat to discredit Ives such that
he was on the verge of bankruptcy, that he was
young man who had taken too big contract,
that he had offered to sell goods he could not de-
liver, and so forth, are quite reconcilable with
the idea of his being agent for the very par
ties who put such stories afoat
The London Railway Gazette publishes re-
port of the Amalgamated Society of Railway
Servants" union Incorporated substantially to
benefit widows and orphans and superanEuated
railroad mon. 1t has nearly 10, 900 members and
balance on hand of $26 per head The receipts
last year were $62. 600 and the expenditures $42.-
O0O The association invested 81, 500 in testing
new car-couplers. Among the honorary members
are heavy shippers of freight, engine builders
aud several members of Parliament The
society embraces all classes of train and yard
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EXIT THE GREAT B. & O. DEAL
A Letter from Mr.. Robert Garrett De-
claring All Negotiations Ended.
The Ives Staynor Syndicate Did Not Comply
with Their Engagements, and Every
thing Reverts to Its Old Condition.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20.-The Philadelphia
,a.or5 will to.morrovv nublish the following:

PHILADELPHIA, July 20-The Philadelphia
Record will to morrow publish the following:
ELBEeToN, n. j., July 20, 1887.
"Hon. William NJ. singerly. Editor of the Record
Philadelphia:
Dear Sir--In reply to your courteous inquiry
ms the real status of the negotiations called by
the press the Baltimore g. Ohio DEAL beg
TO say that all such negotiations are termi-
mated. The syndicate which was to acquire a
large block of the stock of the Baltimore % ONO
Railroad Company in such way AS
believed would be benetclai 10
all the parties and railroads concerned did not,
At the appointed time comply with their en-
eagements, and all arrangements or negotiations
with them are now absolutely at an end have
not purchased the stock Of the Johns Hopkins
University as stated in some of the newspapers.
had an option On that stock, and also upon
that of several others. but have not exercised
these options, nor do intend now to do SO. The
statement In some of the papers that purchased
mistake. AS have stated, had options, but
circumstances rendered it unnecessary to close
them.
''The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad Company,
its properties including its large telegraph sys-
tenn and the ownership of it's stocks, remain
now as they were at the opening OF the negotia-
tions. The widespread public interest which
false and foolish rumors to which they have
given rise, justify in departing from my
usual course and making this formal statement
of their final termin ation Thanking you for
the kindly terms in which you have been pleased
to refer to the Baltimore 81 Ohio company and
it's fu ture, and acknowledging the correctness of
your Judgment and that of many other friends
to the propriety of making public this letter.
am. as ever, Yours very truly.
'fROBERT GARRETT
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indianapolis Classical Schools.

SCHOOL FOR BOYS-Prepares for Harvard, Yale
and all other Colleges and Scientific Schools. Twelfth
year. Four boarding pupils received Send for
1ogue. THEO. L. SEWALI4, Principal
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Tin a different part of the
ciry)-Prepares for all colleges that admit women.
Handsome accommodations for boarding pupils. Sixth
year. Send for catalogue. Il. L. SEWALL and MAY
WRIGHT SEWATLL, Principals.
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ing of an unpleasant subject, for it not
until yesterday that what they had seen be-
came known outside of their circle OF acquain-
tances
reporter of the Commercial Advertiser Wis
tied the spot yesterday. The skeleton was evil
IDENTITY that of an adult creature of some sort,
but the absence of the limbs and skull made its
classification difficult. The vertebrB was about
twoand a-half feet long and as large as that of a
man. It was wrapped snugly about the fallen
log. Parts of the ribs remained. and IN the
crotch of tree q bit of reddish hair discov-
cred. No calico could be found. Persons in the
vicinity could throw light on the mystery.
and would scarcely take the trouble to Visit the
Rhasily spectacle. 1t would require the scrutiny
of physician to determine whether the anatom-
ical remains were those of man or beast II, as
Is thought by some who have been on the spot,
the bones are human they are likely to remain
the only relic of some dark crime whose secret
will never be told.
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CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND MINING EN-
~ CHEERING AT THE RENSSELAER, PoLYTEcH-
MIC INSTITUTE TROY n. Y. The Oldest engineering
school in America Next term begins Sept. IA. The
Register for 1887 list of the graduates for
the past 81 years. with their positions; also
study requirements expenses, etc. CANDIDATES from
distance those living in distant States special
aminatons at their homes at such schools they
may be attending, may determine the question of ad
mission without visiting Troy For Register and full
information. address DAVID NJ. GREENE, Director.
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1T R5HfA6qE For YOUNG LADIES'.

viii reopen Sept. II with full corps of exper-
fenced teachers. Mile Grandjean. native of Paris,
will have charge of the French language. Elocuton
taught by graduate of the Boston School of Ora
tory. The residence adjoining the school building
has been newly and substantially furnished for board
lag pupils. Terms-Day pupils including English,
French. German, Elocution, Drawing, 500 year.
Boar ding pupils $500 year. Send for catalogue to
MR.. MRS. JAMES LYON, Principals, AT North
Pennsylvania street.
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DIED.

NEIGHBORS-Mrs Mary E. Neighbors. aged ~
years, wife of j. H. Neghbors, died at j o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, July 20. Funeral fl ON the
residence PAL s. Mississippi street. Friday afternoon
at o'clock. Friends invited.
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? r'icu'ar as to His Company.

tu, nearly two hours in the busies, par! ne day horse car travel was ie la ej on C"cago street by mule. It w:s rot kicking mule, nor a balk. ing mule. IL was Il mule in a hole The usual nuisance, gas company was la ing pipes along La Sale street. and at Madison street al noon was . ole ten feet deep aud six or eight feet long between the car tracks. Into this hoe one of two mules attached io a wagon tloundered while the team V as passing along. The only digger in the aperture was an lrishmau whc was ip . lr le tunnel underlying lhe car tracks When the mue fell in i, struck within two feet of lhe son of Erin. and oh cur. ed the light of day SO etfectuallv thai Q occupant was unable to discein of character the intrusion was. For li nent there was DO >ound, unlli twc three other diggcrs gather d 3 o' Id, and one called out: Il say ftu @. are Ie hurt?"
 No. came Inc answer; .'sorr, a Li, I'm l hurt, but what is tue matter WIG the fay i4hl?'
 "A arly baste av mule has failed On ,e."
 'Begorra, thin, take him of till gi, out av this, for ain't bit parshul WI. ( mule. -.ChscQg0 Times.
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A Law vera Or, ,at Pess.

A London correspondent pushed his way through Pump court to the office O! Judah P. Benjamin in the middle tenn pie, London, and subjected the confed eracy's eX-secretary of sta.e to an int0r. view. You see" said the self-eSpatri. ated southerncr, "l am now turned 72, and. from the time was 10 years old, my life has been one of unbroken toll, At college l was studious, in the law was diiigent, and, in politics ambitious. When the end came in America found myself penniless and in London. It was then resolved to make for myself 8 fortune such as would enable me to spend the last year of my life in carry. Ing out some aspirations l have enter. tained in the way of writing law book aspirations formed, I may say, since my very boyhood, and in achieving that competency have succeeded beyond my widest hopes.'
 'Did you find it hard struggle?"
 ''No, l can not say that did. 1 seem. ed to drift easily enough into practice. Mine, however, was a different expert. ence than falls to the lot of the young English barrister. I was almost 50 years of age, brought to my efforts here the ripe experience of thirty years of active life. The cause with which had been unidentified in the States was. in certain circle at least, popular here, and the result for me was very hopeful"
 Do 1 understand by that, Mir. Benja- min. that you entered upon lucrative practice immediatelvp
 "My best answer to that question is to show you the summary of my fee-
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ment, fought gallantly at Waterloo. re ceived wound that took away all the diseased part of his lungs, and lived many years longer.
 Not long since a New Hampsb;re committeeman was examining an in. fant-scnool class. "Can any little girl or boy give the definition of the worf 'average'P' he asked. For some timo no one replied, but finally little gir, hesitatingiy replied: ''lt is a thing a hen lays an egg on, sir" ''No, that's not right ''Yes, sir, my book says so;' and she trotted up toh her question: CT and pointed to this sentence in her reading-book: "A hen lays an egg ev- cry day on on accrage. "-Euery Other S0taadGy.
 The newest canvasser gees from house to house when wives are at home and husbands away. He explains how readily, secretly, and for slight reasons, divcrces may be obtained; and he de. parts saying he will take the liberty of calling again in a week. He is an agent for divorce lawyer. Discontented wives, either with or without good cause for divorce, thus have the means brought to them; and, when it is add ed that pay is taken on the installment plan. the attractivenesS of the scheme Wust be acknowledged.
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Fashion In tha Wilderness.

During my residence there, says the Autobiography of Thurlow Weed" Mir. Wattles and family moved into the neighborhood. He came, l think, from what was then called the Triangle" :" somewhere ill Chenango County, and was a sub-land agent. They were, for thet region, rather stylish people, and became the subjects of T good deal of remark; one thing that excited especial indignation was, that persons going to the house were asked to clean their shoes at the door, scraper having been placed there for that purpo-e.
 A maiden lady Miss Theodosia Wat- tles) rendered herself especially obnox. lous to the spinster neighbors by "dress- ing up' week day afternoons. They all agreed in saying she was "a proud, ;tuckup thing" as in those days "go- io-meeting clothes" were reserved for Sundays.
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-08-27
Carlyle and Elm srson as Letter Writers.

Tbe fine touch in Emerson's letters, as in ms other writings, is always the spirit iual touch. For the rest, felicitous as they are, for the most part they suf. fer little by comparison with Carlyle's; they are less natural. more composed, have too studied quaintpess. It waA his practice, apparently, to make two drafts of these communications The violent color. the large, avalanch> .move- ment of Carlyle's style-as if mass of earth and rock and vegetation had de- tachcd itself and came bouncing and pumping forward-make the efforts of his correspondent appear little pale and stiff. There is always something nigh and pure in Emerson sspeech how ever, and 1t has often perfect propri- ety-seeming. in answer to Carlyles ex- travagances, the note of reason and jus- tice. "Faith and love are apt to bs spasmodic in the best minds. Meu live on the brink of mysteries and harmon ies into which they never enter, and with tLeir hand on the door-latcb :bey die outside. ."-June Century.
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-08-27
Electricity not a Form of Magnetism.


 Professor Hughes has recently na. ,Anced views about magnetism which f accepted. will largely modify ihe DO sition which science assigns to this property. He asserts that where there is no apparent magnetism. or the mag netism is neitral. there is not as baG been supposed, an indifferent turning ot the molecules in all directions, with consequent balancing of influence, but on the contrary, there is a perfect sym metrical arrangement, the molecules Cor their polarities) arranging them. selves so as to satisfy their mutual at- traction by the shortest path, and thus form complete closed circuit of attrac- tion. When magnetism becomes evil dent, the molecules Cor their polarities) have all rotated symmetrically in given direction, but the symmetry of arrangement is such that the circles oi attraction are not completed except through an external armature joining both poles. Again, he shows that we have permanent magnetism when the molecular rigidity retains the molecules or their polarities, in a given direction, and transient magnetism whenever the molecules are comparatively free. Pro- lessor Hughes also shows that the in- harent polarity or magnetism of each molecule is, like gravity, a constant quantity which can neither be generated nor augmented nor diminished nor de- stroyed. Neither can magnetism be changed to any other form of force or property of matter. It must be, there fore, dissociated from electricity, as certainly as gravitation must be disso ciated from heat and light. Electricity may be generated by magnetism just as light and hea, Gas is the case of the sun) may be generated by gravitation; but electricity is not $ form of magnetism any more than neat or .ig | is form c 'ravity -Con,,mporary Review.
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Obi The Monster.

Two New Orleans gentlemen the other day were hunting in bay ou. when they saw in the reeds monstet thirty feet long, breadth three feet. back rough, with mottled, horny barbs, six to ten inches long, proboscis and eyes like an alligator; few feet from the eyes were immense wing-like fins. They concluded to fire. At first fire waters of bayou lashed from bank to bank, great waves shook reeds. Monster rear. ed huge, repulsive head six feet above water. red glittering eyes glared fiei ce. ". Men summoned nerve to fire sec- ond barrel at oavernous throat, from which flashed long, slender tongue. Monster again subsided, huge back passed through water with incredi- ble swiftness and disappeared with muf- fled roar. Continued to fire into reeds Cor long while; monster wouldn't re' appear and party departed. One thinks tongue of monster forked, but not sure 2sry careful man in his statements DOA't want to exaggerate.
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Notice of Forfeiture.

To Daniel O'Toole, Frank Donnelly, R. P.yke, 1. c. Parke and all others interested. You are lereby notified that tae undersigned has expended during the years 1884 and 1886 one hundred dollars worth of work Tn the per- formauce of the annual labor upon the Sea Surge mine, situated in th. Tomb tone Mining district, Cochise county, Territory of Arizona, in ord T to hold the same a, required by Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. and you are furthr notified that the money so expended upon said Sea Surge mine is due to the undersigned and if you or your heirs or rassigns fail or refuse to contribute your pro- portion of the sum so expended within ninety days after the publication of this notice, will become the property O; the undersigned.
 EUGENE PRITCHARp
 ]. ]. MCCLELLAND. Dated Tombstone, June a.,ih, 1887.
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A OoncatenaJed Narrarlye,

Cackston, who wanted to sell his farm was approached by man who wanted the place.
 "How's health down therep"
 "Health isgood." exclaimed Cackston with enthusiasm.
 "Anv chillsp"
 "I tell you what's fact: Some time ago an old man who had been shaking for years with palsy came to my house, stayed a week and hasn't shook none since."
 "Is your family well?''
 "Splendid health, sir"
 Next d..y the man again approached Cackston and said: "You have misrep- resented your place to me and I am go- ing to whale you right here."
 'I made no misrepresentation" he nervously replied.
 'I asked you how health was down there"
 And I said that health was good. Now, sir, health is good. Everybody wants health and it's good wherever you find it."
 ''You said that an old man who had palsy"
 'I said that an old man who had pal. sy camc to my house and hadn't shook none since. He died."
 "You said that your family was we'll. I found that your family are all sick"
 ''My family is we'll. Them people living in that house is not my family; my folks live in town"
 fought to whale you," said the man, 'for know you have lied somehow. I'll see you again in day or two. and if by that time have found the town. ship, section and range of the lie you have told, look out."-Arkansas Tfap
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book, made up year by year since lsS7."

book. madeu up year by year since 1867"
 So saying, he opened large canvas covered book which lay on his desk, and indicated with his fingers a table of figures. The glance that took of il showed me: "1S67 fees, f4O5; 1882 fees. f12.780."
 "I suppose" said I, ''that this is your private memoranda. and you might not be pleased to have it go abroad"
 "Oh, I don't know why that should be-" he replied. 'I took them from the people for services rendered. have no objection. You can copy them."
 It is needless to say that I at once svailed myself of this opportunity. and secured copy, which l reproduce be- low.
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Summons.

In the Justices Court of Township No I, County of c chi'e, Territory of Anzona.
 ]. ]. McCieland. plaintiff vs. R. ii. Archer aud K. ]. Pryke, copartncrs as Archer X Pryke, defendants.
 Complaint filed i7 the office of the undersign- ed Justice of the Peace in said conn'y of Cochise and Summons issued thereon this day and date In the name ot the Terrt9y of Arizona the Territory of Arizona to R. II, Archer and R, l. Pryke, copartners as Archer & Pryke. defend- ants:
 You. and each of you, are hereby summoned and required to appear and answer the com plant of plaintiffs at my office in the City of Tombstone, Cochise county, Arixora, within five days, Should this ,ummons be served upon you wtbin this prec net; If served upon you without this precinct but within this county, ten days, If s=rved out of this courty within fifteen days, (eXcluding the day of service) from the gay this summons is served upon you. This &C., ton is brought to recover judgment against you for the sun of SIoi. co upon prolmssory note and s33 50 interests thereon and for costs oi suit; and you are hereby notified that shonld you fail to appear and ansH CT i'd complaint with n the time stated, the said plaintiff will apply to the court tor said judgment against you for sad sums and all costs.
 Given under my hand at my office in the city of Tombstone Cochise county, A. T., thIs Jul I9th A. D. 1887,
 JOHN (. E ASTON,
 ustce of the Peace.
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Notice to Creditors.

Estate Of Antoine Marilius deceased.) Notice is hereby given by the undersigned administrator Of the estate of Antoine M iriliu' deceased to the creditors of anl all persons hav- ing claims against the said deceased to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers within ten months after the first publica ion of tbis notice to the said administrator, at Macneai, Moore & Co. s store, on Allen street, Tombstone. Arizona territory, the same being the place for the trans- action of the business of said estate.
 PASCAL BALLAnE, Administrator of the estate of Antoine Marilius, deceased.
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Pre-emption Notice.
(Declaratory Statement No. I7rI.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, l
 TUCSON. Arizona, July g, I587. 1 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has hled notic. of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Geo. H bailey, Clerk Of the District Court at Tomb. stone, Arizona. on the a5th day of August, 1887, viz: James o. Stanford, of Tombstone, A. T., for the southwest quarter of section nine, T. 2I, S. K. 26 eist GIla and Salt River meridian. He names the following witnesses to pr We his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: ,s. Iasker John Wilson Tedson, F. Abbott, w. A. Fuller, all of Tombstone, A. T.
 A. D. DUFF, Register